Attention and Listening Training

All children will develop language skills in their own time

• True

• False

Answer explanation

We need to provide good models of speech and communication for a child to reach their speech and language milestones on time.

Children need to interact and socialize with other people to receive the necessary stimuli that enable them to absorb and produce language.

Learning two languages at the same time (bilingualism) causes language delays in young children.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

While the vocabulary of each individual language might be smaller when counted separately, the total vocabulary of bilingual children is comparable to monolingual children when both languages are taken into account

Second and third-born children are late to talk because their older siblings do the talking for them.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Several studies have shown that the language development and skills of first-born and later-born children are similar.

In fact, some studies have shown superior skills in later-born children in the areas of pronoun use (e.g., she, they) and conversation skills.

Children over the age of two learn best from watching good-quality, educational programs on their own

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Screen time can be a positive learning experience when they watch with an engaged adult.

Co-viewing enhances learning by allowing an adult to explain concepts.

When screen time becomes a time for interaction and conversation, adults can take what children are watching, and make connections between what is seen on the screen with what is experienced in real life.

Which is an indicator that a child might have difficulty focusing their attention on an activity?

• Moving in their seat a lot

• Staring blankly at the whiteboard

• Talking to their peer when a lesson is going on

• Cannot follow multi-step instrucitons

• All of the above

Answer explanation

What happens when a child is moving around a lot but is able to retain information from their lesson?

Which of the following are not classroom modification strategies?

• Reduce distractions

• Incorporate visually clear classroom rules

• Allow movement breaks

• Telling a child that they should be doing good sitting

A child seems distracted when you ask them to complete a Maths worksheet. When you remind them that they need to finish the activity, they seem distressed. What can you do to improve the child's participation?

• Use a timer to tell them that they need to finish the activtiy within the given time or they'll miss lunch time

• Give them a movement break

• Adapt the activity using the child's activites of interest.

• Tell the class teacher that the child is being difficult

A child has difficulty transitioning from one activity to another. You find yourself having to remind them and physically lead them from one activity to another. Without support, they will walk up and down the classroom and disrupt other children.

Which type of visual support migth suit them?

• Graphic organiser

• Visual timetable

• Now and next board

• Feelings and emotions chart